We have all heard celebrities like Beyonce and Katy Perry gush about their love for Minx Nails. Sadly, for the average consumer, finding a salon that carries them can be difficult and not everyone can afford the luxury (a set can cost up to $85!)

The good news though, is Minx has teamed up with Sephora and OPI to give us the more available and affordable Chic Prints for Nails!

To go with the gorgeous Chanel Cruise 2011 Collection that debuted at Saint-Tropez earlier this week, Peter Philips, Global Creative Director of Chanel Makeup, gave the models a “natural, effortless” look with dewy skin, defined lashes, coral lips and a new pastel color on the nails.

Ever wanted to create your very own makeup shade? Here’s your chance! British makeup brand Illamasqua is now looking for the next hot Nail Varnish color, and starting tomorrow, February 21, 2010, it could be created by you!

All you need to do is submit a description of your dream color and what inspired it, along with an image or photograph, and you could have your shade created by Illamasqua. The winning shade will be sold as an exclusive on Illamasqua.com, and through UK-based Selfridges department stores and Selfridges.com, beginning in October of 2010 (although, you’ll get your hand on it before anyone else!) Read on for more info!

For the very first time, Estee Lauder debuted on New York Fashion Week, sponsoring the makeup and nails at the Derek Lam AW 2010 runway show! Estee Lauder Creative Makeup Director Tom Pecheux led a team of 15 artists to give the models bold blue eyes, copper lips, matte skin and bare cheeks while famed manicurist Jin Soon Choi and her team polished models nails with a new neutral color.